northcedar
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Looks like mine is 8-10" tall. RC Big Rock
T_Max
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Bassattackr
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Wow. I don't see any.
What do you have to work with? Small disc, roller, etc... Anything? Borrow/rent a drill?
I'd be replanting for sure. Timing is great now to plant. The RC BR variety is flying out of the ground for me.
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Bassattackr
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RC big rock. About 2 weeks after planting - coming in VERY well due to all the recent rains.
Touches of ragweed here and there. Frequent mowing above the switchgrass seedlings will keep these at bay. Don't mind the diversity though once I get the switch established.
Touches of ragweed here and there. Frequent mowing above the switchgrass seedlings will keep these at bay. Don't mind the diversity though once I get the switch established.
T_Max
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Yeah, I’m super disappointed. I called the local Soil Conservation District to rent their drill early this year. They didn’t have one but said the next county over did. I called them and they said even though I was in the next county o er, I was close enough to them (1/2 mile from the county line) that it would be fine and they put me on the list. Fast forward to me getting passed over twice and she said “it’s not gonna happen. You aren’t in our county.” I broadcast it that day. RC Big Rock. Less than ideal to say the least. I just can’t hardly see 0%. I am dumbfounded. There has to be one plant that made it, I just can’t find it. I will try again this fall or next spring. Suggestions? I have a disc, cultipacker, springtooth harrow, chain drag harrow. I can broadcast on top and cultipack, disc and then cultipack, work it, leave it… I should have a completely blank slate by then is the upside. Hate to have such bare soil for that long though…
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I'd redo it this year just before next rain. Scratch soil, broadcast, double or triple pack. More packing the better. No discing.
Bassattackr
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A chain harrow is perfect. You already have a lot of bare soil that will make planting easy.
Drag to disrupt the top later, seed and cultipack in that order.
I had very poor germination trying to frost seed RC big rock. IMO the seed is just too big compared to other varieties.
FWIW, I never really got a good stand frost seeding other switch varieties (Alamo, etc) either.
I treat it like clover seed for planting method. This has been a much better method for me personally.
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TheBig8
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2 weeks? Looks like closer to 4-6 weeks of growth.
T_max, I broadcast RC Big Rock last March and cultipacked on moist soil and sprayed atrazine. Turned out great for a first year stand in most areas ~4' of growth. That's with a D4 drought in SW WI.
I overseeded some thin areas but switch really clumps up in year 2/3 and it's looking great this year.
Slowly been converting all my waterways to switchgrass. I am doing them incrementally so I can stay on top of them and not have an erosion issue. I'm liking it.
hillrunner
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I was just contemplating doing this exact thing to a couple low spots in fields that tend to wash out. Did you use a nurse crop?
I did not. Probably seeded 3x rate tho.
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hoytshooter03
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Duracor is your friend.
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Beautiful! Duracor is awesome.
hoytshooter03
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I have diversity in areas where I want it. Clean for screaning.
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Bassattackr
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Looking for general consensus with all the trials that have taken place with success.
I’ll be running a no till next week. Just to make sure, spray with simizine and gly together? What’s your best ratio for the two? Ground was sprayed 2.5 weeks ago with gly. Also for screening purposes how many pounds per acre for RC big rock?
Also ideal planting depth consensus.
I’ll be running a no till next week. Just to make sure, spray with simizine and gly together? What’s your best ratio for the two? Ground was sprayed 2.5 weeks ago with gly. Also for screening purposes how many pounds per acre for RC big rock?
Also ideal planting depth consensus.